NB: This is a page for you to check some grammar points, do some exercises, consolidate your grammar knowledge and solve some grammar problems if you have any. Whenever you want to answer any of my questions, ask for help or post any comments, do it on the Discussion Forum. I’ll post the key to all exercises some days before the test. Till then, have fun:)) or maybe not :(( TIME TO POST SOME ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES YOU'VE DONE, OK! I. Does GRAMMAR really make you tense? A. Just think of the film MARLEY & ME and remember that "Their relationship wasn't going anywhere until one little thing tied it all together." So, you'd better think of GRAMMAR as the "little thing" that's going to tie your knowledge of the English language together. So, let's watch the trailer!
Can you think of any similarity between the film "MARLEY & ME" and the wiki page "GRAMMAR & ME"? SUGGESTIONS ACCEPTED :)) Now, some Verb exercises about the 1st chapter of the book "Marley & ME". Are you up to the challenge? I sure hope so!!!!
Was it easy or difficult to do the exercises? Any difficulties?B. Alan Beresford wrote the following poem about the English language. HOW ENGLISH CAN MAKE YOU TENSEEvery day I study my English,Which is not as simple as it seems.My head is continuously spinning;Now verbs are turning in my dreams. I was learning the Past Continuous,Which fortunately didn't last;For, as I was happily going along,Up jumped the Simple Past. I had hoped to learn more quickly;The Past Perfect I'd wanted to clear,And it would've been easier If the Conditional hadn't appeared. The Present Perfect I haven't perfected,Though believe me how I've tried.The Continuous I've been attempting;I'm surprised I haven't cried. The Future won't be simpler,Of that I am quite sure.It's going to be confusing On the evidence of before. As yet I haven't considered The Future and the Past.I was going to make an effort,But it left me quite aghast. 1. Do you share his feelings about the English language? Why (not)? 2. Now, let's switch on our "GRAMMAR PLUG"! Match each of the following sentences with the tense and the corresponding explanation of the tense being used.
Sentence
Tense
Explanation
A. Every day I study my English.
1. Simple Past
a. Something possible but improbable
B. My head is continuously spinning.
2. Past Perfect
b. A fact
C. I struggle with each tense
3. Present Continuous
c. A definite action in the past
D. … unfortunately didn’t last.
4. Conditional Perfect
d. A planned future
E. … how I’ve tried
5. Present Perfect
e. An action that hasn’t happened yet
F. I had hoped to learn more quickly.
6. Simple Present
f. An action that started in the past and thatlasts up to the present moment
G. The Future won’t be simpler.
7. Present Perfect
g. An action happening at the moment of speaking
H. It’s going to be confusing.
8. Past Continuous
h. A recently completed action
I. And it would’ve been much easier
9. Future
i. A repeated action in the past
J. The Continuous I’ve been attempting
10. Going to future
j. A routine.
K. As yet I haven’t considered
11. Present Perfect
k. An unplanned future
L. I’ve just figured that tense out.
12. Simple Present
l. A recent event
M. I was learning the Past Continuous.
13. Present Perfect Continuous
m. An action in the past that took place before another action in the past.
3. Now some exercises about verb tenses or the PPTs... Just enjoy the ride! :) However, if you have any doubts, check the following verb table!
This is a page for you to check some grammar points, do some exercises, consolidate your grammar knowledge and solve some grammar problems if you have any. Whenever you want to answer any of my questions, ask for help or post any comments, do it on the Discussion Forum. I’ll post the key to all exercises some days before the test. Till then, have fun:)) or maybe not :((
TIME TO POST SOME ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES YOU'VE DONE, OK!
I. Does GRAMMAR really make you tense?
A. Just think of the film MARLEY & ME and remember that "Their relationship wasn't going anywhere until one little thing tied it all together." So, you'd better think of GRAMMAR as the "little thing" that's going to tie your knowledge of the English language together. So, let's watch the trailer!
Can you think of any similarity between the film "MARLEY & ME" and the wiki page "GRAMMAR & ME"? SUGGESTIONS ACCEPTED :))
Now, some Verb exercises about the 1st chapter of the book "Marley & ME". Are you up to the challenge? I sure hope so!!!!
Was it easy or difficult to do the exercises? Any difficulties?B. Alan Beresford wrote the following poem about the English language.
HOW ENGLISH CAN MAKE YOU TENSEEvery day I study my English,Which is not as simple as it seems.My head is continuously spinning;Now verbs are turning in my dreams. I was learning the Past Continuous,Which fortunately didn't last;For, as I was happily going along,Up jumped the Simple Past. I had hoped to learn more quickly;The Past Perfect I'd wanted to clear,And it would've been easier If the Conditional hadn't appeared. The Present Perfect I haven't perfected,Though believe me how I've tried.The Continuous I've been attempting;I'm surprised I haven't cried. The Future won't be simpler,Of that I am quite sure.It's going to be confusing On the evidence of before. As yet I haven't considered The Future and the Past.I was going to make an effort,But it left me quite aghast.
1. Do you share his feelings about the English language? Why (not)?
2. Now, let's switch on our "GRAMMAR PLUG"! Match each of the following sentences with the tense and the corresponding explanation of the tense being used.
C. Time for some exercises with CONNECTORS! Let's practice and check the answers later! :))
CONNECTORS